Yesterday, I was "let go" from my job. At around noon, I got an email from Office Manager saying that he needed to meet with me at 4:45pm. I knew nothing good was going to come from this meeting, but I didn't quit realize I was going to get fired.
In a nutshell, they ran out of work for me to do. If you follow my blog, you know that I was recently moved from my initial attorney position to a different position where I was doing mostly insurance subrogation collections. We were supposed to get a few hundred of these cases, so I was going to be really busy - or, so I was told.
As of yesterday, we had received fourteen subrogation files. As of the middle of last week, I had finished working on all of them. Evidently, I should have slowed the fuck down.
If they get any more files, they'll give me a call to do some work on an hourly basis but, as of right now, I'm out of work. The part that really pisses me off is that my Boss didn't even have the balls to tell me this in person. He wasn't even in the office at the time, so I couldn't go out in a blaze of glory.
On the bright side, it's not like I lost a job that I liked. Coincidentally, I have a meeting with my college's alumni career services person today. Maybe that will be enlightening.
I'm sorry. Did you at least get a decent separation package?
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Separation package...good one!
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That completely sucks. But maybe something less sucky will come out of it. Fear is a great motivator! (Yeah, like you needed help getting motivated to get out of that place.)
ReplyDeleteGood luck, dude.
Even though it sucks to get laid off (although only marginally so given your description of that hellhole), you're still in a better position then you were 3 months ago as far as interviews go. You have actual experience as a practicing attorney, which you didn't have as a law clerk, and you will hopefully be able to parlay that into a new gig. Bonne chance.
ReplyDeleteAt least now you can get unemployment!
ReplyDeleteOscar says it best. http://i.imgur.com/c6B2d.jpg
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that. "I know it sounds hard, but try and keep your head up. And I agree, that's pretty shitty of your ex-boss. He at least could have told you in person, as opposed to delegating to an office manager.
ReplyDeleteI worked at Big Law back in the beginning of the depression in late 2008. On "Black Friday" they let go 21 associates, mostly first and second years. The bad part was that they did it in alphabetical order, so I was able to time precisely when the knock on my door would come. Even more fucked up is that my girlfriend at that time ran into one of the managing partners at a cocktail party the weekend before. At the party, the drunk partner, while hitting on my girlfriend (20 years younger than him), told her that the firm was "lettin' go of the youngsters next week". Stupid me, I actually believed that I was exempt from this category. Oops! Get out of law while you still can! (PS - PLEASE NO GRAMMAR COMMENTS FROM TROLLS).
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry. And your ex-boss sounds like a contemptible POS.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world of personal injury law. This is a very common occurrence. Once you get a PI job, you should start looking for the next one.
ReplyDeleteTo make matters worse, you are now unemployed. That may have a devastating effect on your job search.
Bummer. Hopefully good things will come of it. In the mean time, unemployment checks are my dream job.
ReplyDeleteUgh that sucks. Nothing else to say but that.
ReplyDeleteYeah, after they found a new attorney for your job I knew the worst was bound to come. It sucks you left a stable job for this one and it didn't even last a year. The only bright side is that you are eligible for unemployment.
ReplyDeleteNo offense, but I can't help but chuckle when people like you immediately start casting about for "benefits" the minute something goes wrong in your life.
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